2024
Please join us for the annual event honoring outstanding broadcast journalism in Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. This year's convention will be held May 31-June 2 at the
Hilton Garden Inn Ocean City Oceanfront
(formerly Dunes Manor Hotel)
2800 Baltimore Avenue
Ocean City, MD 21842
Activities kick off Friday at 7:00 p.m. with a Crab Feast and Auction to benefit the Bob Shilling Memorial Scholarship
Saturday morning begins with a 9:00 a.m. Business Meeting and Seminar.
Then there's the Awards Reception & Banquet at 6:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom on Saturday night, and of course, the BEACH throughout the weekend!
The beautifully renovated Hilton Garden Inn Ocean City Oceanfront is offering a special group rate of $259 any night Thursday through Sunday (5/30-6/2). Although the deadline on the room block has passed, the hotel may still have some rooms available at the group rate.
Please call the hotel at 410-289-1100 and let the onsite reservation specialist know you are with the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association when you ask for the group rate.
In Saturday's seminar, Chris Post will discuss the current threats, trends, and concerns of domestic U.S. journalists and what we can do to move forward, support our field crews, and provide a safe working environment for all staff and freelancers. He will cover threat assessment and planning, low-resource reporting, civil unrest, hate groups, and crimes against the media.
Chris is the Executive Director of the International Media Support Group as well as an Emmy-winning photojournalist, media safety educator, and security advocate. He has a background of over 20 years in the emergency services sector. Chris has worked in positions ranging from Captain of the fire department at McMurdo Station in Antarctica to EMT at a regional level, to disaster emergency response with FEMA.
Chris transitioned to journalism in 2009 picking up the camera he always loved since learning analog photography in the 1980s. Chris is the 2020 recipient of the National Press Photographers Association’s second-highest award for advancing journalist safety and security initiatives.
Chris’s recent work includes the creation of a Domestic Hostile Environment first aid course for U.S.-based journalists, guest lecturing at multiple universities on media safety, chairing a national committee on press safety & security, and participating in panel discussions related to safe newsgathering around the world. Chris has also worked extensively in Beirut, Lebanon delivering multiple safety workshops to journalists from the Middle East and North Africa.
As a photojournalist, he has covered large events including the last two presidential inaugurations, multiple political convention cycles, and the Papal visit of 2010, major disasters including earthquakes in Puerto Rico, hurricanes in the Gulf states, and the politically turbulent protests of 2020.
Having a deep background in public safety and journalism allows Chris to assess, plan, and manage risks for newsgathering assignments. Whether providing safety training ahead of events or being embedded as part of a team for high-risk assignments, Chris enhances safety, security, and guidance for news organizations. Chris has worked as a safety adviser for major motion picture and television network projects.
Check out Chris at the CAPBA Seminar in Ocean City, June 1, 2024
Bunkie Trinite Trophies will fill your duplicate plaque requests directly.
When you call or email, you will need the name of the contest (Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association), the category name, winner’s name, and your station’s call letters as they appear on the original plaque.
Bunkie Trinite Trophies
12 E. Grace Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-648-2416
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